The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-02-10
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Wis, and Albert L.. Ward Of Fairmont,,
MIMI, have been confirmed.

The Indians Mt Assiniboine have signed
the treaty, and every thing is settled tc
the perfect satisfaction OF all concerned.
The report OF Territorial Auditor Wool.
man OF Montana sho VS.: Assessments.
$50, 600, OOO;the netincrease in assessments
over 1885 was 50, 220, 335.13, of which
this county contributes nearly one third -
her increase being 81, O61 1886. Three
million pounds of wool were clipped; bull.
lion production, eighteen MILL
The president nominated William Reed
Lewis OF Pennsylvania to be consul at
Tangier, and Thomas B. Connery of New
York to be secretary OF the legation to
Mexico. .
The secretary OF war sent to the house,
with an end orsement noting his disapprov-
al, a petition by enlisted men asking that
the act authorizing a retired list for pri.
Yates and non-commissioned officers be
amended SO AS to reduce the period of ser.
| vice to 25 years.
Senator'elect Quay OF Pennsylvania at.
tended the same college with Blaine.
Michael Davitt and his bride sailed at
New York for Liverpool, on the steamer
Alaska.
S. V. White, the fve-millionaire New York
operator, was m a reporter for a st.
louis newspaper.
Some damages reported from the break.
ing up OF rivers eastward.
About two hundred cases of giant pow
der exploded while in transit over the Mis-
souri, Pacific road, half a mile west OF Fort
Scott. The train consisted OF twenty
three freight cars, and fifteen of them were
completely demolished. and the magazine
car was blown to atoms.
Gen. Pleasanton was in 1O5 battles, hut
never received a wound.
Senator Beck's bill to amend the oleo-
margarine act reduces the annual tax on
wholesale dealers in oleomargarine from
$3.50 500 and the license tax on retail
dealers from $4S to $12 per annum. The
license tax on manufacturers OF oleomar-
garine is left unchanged.
P~ostofice established: Iowa: Nyman,
Page county. Office discontipued-Min.
nesota: Union Lake, Rice county. Post
masters commissioned-Dakota: Glad.
stone, P. w. Bates. Iowa: Oleo, w.
Davis. Minnesota: Big Lake, J.C. Parks.
land, j. Quillinan; Hyers Corners, W.. H.
Hoyt. Fourth-class postmasters ap.
pointed-Minnesota: Kimball, E. Peck;
Moundview, j. w. Yzokowski. Iowa:
Auburn, N. Buchre. Montana: Williams,
H. J. Williams. Wisconsin,: Elcho, T.
Salberg; Brighton, j. H. Weisman; Glen
Haven, M. Bernhard; Hebron, G. C. Brown;
Larstad, G. 0. Sherlock; Mt. Hope, A.. E
Storrs; St. Johns, N. Dahr.
Postoffices acknowledgements
Sandston. Pine county. Site Changed
Minnesota: Green Prairie. Morrison coun.
ty. Offices Observation-Disclosures: Ches.
ter, Dodge county. Postmasters commits.
sioned-Wisconsin: Ashland, J.. Sullivan;
Pleasant Prairie. W. K. Packman.
kota-Millard, W. H. Elicott; Black
Hawk, c. L. Ward; Nova, J. J. Dovock.
Minnesota-Michael Blewitt, Audubon; w.
K. Towne, Amandale, Iowa-O. C. Thomp.
son, Leland; O. F. Hastings, Thornburgh;
Mrs. Ella q. Gilbert, Unique.
In the secret session OF the senate the
nomination Of j. c. Matthews OF Albany,
the colored recorder OF deeds. was reached
and discussed tor an hour, a majority OF
the senators present giving theirereasons
for the vote they were about to cast. The
nomination was rejected. The vote is TN.
derstood to have been II to 81. The mi.
nority three are republicans, and a proper.
tional number OF the majority are said to
be democrats.
Senator George Hearst is lying i'll at his
residence in San Francisco, with malarial
fever. He is not considered dangerous, but
it CAUSES much anxiety to his friends.
Senator Hoar thinks that more respect
is due to the chaplain's prayer. He pro-
posed an amendment to the rules which
shall forbid the presiding officer from call.
ing the senate to order in the absence ola
quorum. He thinks that if there is to be
a prayer the prayer is entitled to a quorum.
At the business meeting OF the woman
suffrage convention at Washington the
old officers were reelected for the ensuing
year. Mrs. Slaughter OF Dokota and Mrs.
Mathilda Josly Gage OF New York de-
livered addresses.
Senator Sabin thinks that the appoint.
ment OF DR.. Guernon, as collector at st.
Vincent, will soon be made.
1t is rumored that the president may
veto the interstate bill on the
ground that it is unconstitutional.
Hon. w. D. Washburn OF Minneapolis
and Representative GilflIan appeared be-
fore the senate committee on in
favor Of the bill authorizing the construc-
ton OF a bridge across the Sault Ste. Marie
river for the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie
& Atlantic, which is to connect at that
point with the Canadian Pacific, and form
a through line from the Mississippi to the
Atlantic. -. - ~
The pair OF spurs worn by Fred Archer
when he rode Ormonde in his last race at
Newmarket, together with the saddle used
on that occasion, says the London World,
have been sent to the prince Of Wales by
the executors, in compliance with a wish
expressed by his royal highness to have
them in his possession.
The Parnellite members OF parliament
reelected Parnell chairman OF the Irish
parliamentary party. and Justin McCar.
thy vice president. Parnell has drafted
an amendment to the address in reply to
the speech from the throne, raising the
Agrarian question in a general form.
Postmaster Francis E. Sharp of Oconto,
Wis, was examined by COMMISSIONS
B~loodgood Of Milwaukee on a charge of
rifling letters, and held to await, the action
OF the grand jury.
Dispatches from Fremont, North Bend
and other points within a radius of 100
miles west OF Omaha report the people
very much startled by what is supposed to
have, been q severe earthquake shock. A
loud rumbling Of the earth was percepti.
BILE for several seconds and buildings rock
ed in q violent manne s ;.
The British Parliament was opened ON the
9th. The Queens speech is indefinite and
non.committal on all points and attract
ed but little. attention. Lord Randolph
Churchill entered upon an explanation of
the reasons which leo him to resign the
chancellorship of the exchequer. He said: